Mohammad Bahrami, a senior member of the parliamentary Energy
Committee, emphasized in a statement on Wednesday that the state’s overarching
policy frameworks—including the national strategic guidelines for economic
insulation—explicitly mandate the expansion of petrochemical production to
mitigate the vulnerability of state revenues to raw crude oil volatility.
Value Chain Integration
Bahrami highlighted that the strategic importance of the petrochemical
sector to Iran's broader economy is second only to the upstream oil sector,
noting that nearly all modern domestic manufacturing industries rely heavily on
petrochemical feedstocks and their downstream derivatives.
"This locomotive industry must leverage its full operational
capacity to complete the domestic value chain, manufacture finalized
end-products, and fully satisfy the supply requirements of our domestic
manufacturing base," Bahrami stated.
Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Market Stabilization
The lawmaker provided updates on the ongoing technical recovery of
industrial complexes affected during recent regional military flare-ups, which
he referred to as the "Third Imposed War".
- Rapid
Infrastructure Recovery: Bahrami praised the around-the-clock
mobilization of domestic engineers and energy specialists who successfully
rehabilitated a significant portion of damaged production capacities in a
short timeframe.
- Market
Stabilization: The swift return of affected facilities to
the national grid has successfully restored stability to the domestic
chemical and polymer supply markets.
Geopolitical Supply Advantages
The Energy Committee member concluded by noting that Iran retains a
significant competitive edge in the global petrochemical landscape due to its
unique geographic positioning and vast natural gas reserves.
Parliament plans to leverage these spatial and logistical advantages
to expand localized processing networks, expand supplementary industries, and
increase high-value exports to regional and international markets.